Annual I-29 Dairy Conference planned for Jan. 30-Feb. 1

December 14, 2007

BROOKINGS Ð The third annual I-29 Dairy Conference will be held in three states Jan. 30-Feb. 1. South Dakota State University, along with Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Nebraska, and their Extension services, will present the conference. Each day of the three-day event will take place in a different state and city. The first day will take place Jan. 30 at the Days Inn, 2500 E. Sixth St., Brookings. The Jan. 31 event will be held at Northwest Iowa Community College, 603 W. Park St., Sheldon, Iowa, and the Feb. 1 event will be held at Minnesota West Community & Technical College, Pipestone, Minn. Each day's events begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration. Sessions will include:

Economic opportunities to improve reproduction

Nutrition and connections to good reproductive performance

Genetics and fertility with high-production dairy cows, to include pure-breeding and cross-breeding

Virtual dairy walk-through sessions

Trouble-shooting reproductive performance sessions Each day's events conclude at approximately 3:45 p.m. The cost is $20 per person and includes lunch. Registration is encouraged prior to Jan. 21, 2008. The conference committee still is accepting sponsors to help subsidize the expenses that will benefit dairy producers of the four-state region. Agencies and businesses can call Valerie Denison, (605) 688-4116, for information about additional benefits of sponsoring the conference. Producers can call Denison at (605) 688-4116 to register or for more information on the conference. Denison is also the Brookings location contact. Contact Chris Mondak, (712) 737-4230 for information on the Sheldon, Iowa, event, or Merri Post, (507) 825-6715 for information on the Pipestone, Minn., event.